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Menai Suspension Bridge
1826Jan, 30

The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.

The Menai Suspension Bridge (Welsh: Pont y Borth, Pont Grog y Borth) is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it was the world's first major suspension bridge. The bridge still carries road traffic and is a Grade I listed structure.

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    Internal combustion engine

    Samuel Morey received a patent for a compressionless "Gas or Vapor Engine".
  • 21Jun

    Battle of Vergas

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  • 11Sep

    William Morgan (anti-Mason)

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  • 16Dec

    Fredonian Rebellion

    Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
  • 21Dec

    Fredonian Rebellion

    American settlers in Nacogdoches, Mexican Texas, declare their independence, starting the Fredonian Rebellion.